City Photos News France/Cannes

Paintings on the promenade

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 02:04:56 +0000

Paintings on the promenade.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Cannes buildings

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:54:57 +0000

Cannes buildings.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Martinez Hotel

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:54:53 +0000

73, Boulevard la Croisette.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Dressed-up

Sat, 14 Jun 2008 01:46:19 +0000

Film festival is over, but dressed up public still can be seen here and there.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Beach in Cannes

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 01:42:31 +0000

The beach in Cannes is lively all year round and you can expect to see people sunbathing and right through the winter months. There are many private beach clubs where you can have a meal or hire a chair for the day and at either end there are public beaches, and a municipal beach where you can pay to sit on a deck chair. PLAGE ROYAL The Plage Royal is a private beach and restaurant opposite the Grand Hotel. There are many beaches similar to this on the Croisette. You pay for a sun bed for a whole day (18 eur) or a half day (7 eur) the parasols are extra (6 eur). You can have a meal at the restaurant. If you want to lie on the front row and get the best views of the sea you will need to book way in advance as these spots are very popular. .
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Restaurant at the beach

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 01:16:22 +0000

Restaurant at the beach.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Tourists' transportation

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:41:04 +0000

Tourists' transportation.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Carlton hotel

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:36:59 +0000

The InterContinental Carlton Cannes is a 338-room luxury hotel, built in 1909, located at 58 La Croisette in Cannes on the French Riviera, and listed by the Government of France as a National Historic Building. During the Cannes Film Festival, it is the most prestigious place to stay and the undisputed headquarters of motion picture industry deal-making. Part of the InterContinental Hotels Group, the Carlton is famous for hosting movie stars from around the world during the annual Film Festival. The hotel was also featured in Elton John's well-known 1983 music video for the single, "I'm Still Standing", and the exterior and interior features in New Order's 1993 music video for the single, "World (The Price of Love)". More famously, the hotel was a central location for the Alfred Hitchcock film To Catch a Thief starring Grace Kelly and Cary Grant. While staying at the Hotel Carlton during the 1955 Cannes Film Festival, Academy Award winning movie star Grace Kelly had an arranged meeting and photo shoot with His Serene Highness (HSH) Prince Rainier III of Monaco which eventually resulted in their 1956 marriage and in her becoming Her Serene Highness Princess Grace. The Carlton's distinctive domes on both seaward corners were reputedly designed to resemble the breasts of Caroline Otero, "La Belle Otero" the most famous (or infamous) courtesan of the French Riviera during the years surrounding World War I. The Carlton's elegant seventh floor formal dining room is named La Belle Otero in her "honor," although there are a couple of less formal restaurants, La Cote and La Brasserie, on the ground floor. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlton_Hotel,_Cannes.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Sand sculpture on public beach

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:31:52 +0000

Many large hotels located along Boulevard de la Croisette in Cannes have their own private beaches, some of which are equipped which bars and restaurants. A small public beach is also available east of the grand hotels area..
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.

Promenade de la Croisette

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 12:18:40 +0000

Busy promenade, with the beach on one side and luxury hotels, shops and boutiques on the other.
Cannes, France, photo by Inga.